Guides
Block paving guides, costs and calculator
Everything about block paving in one place: a free material calculator, cost per m², contractor rates, and a guide to the sub-base that decides whether the paving holds or sinks. Pick a topic below.
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Cost and pricing
Laying and maintenance
- Laying step by stepFrom the dig-out to the final compaction with sand in the joints.
- Sub-base for pavingLayer build-up and depths: membrane, MOT Type 1, laying course.
- Laying patternsWhich pattern takes a car, which suits a patio and how many cuts each one costs you.
- Pattern catalogueSixteen bonds drawn out, with waste figures and where each one belongs.
- Jointing block pavingWhat to fill the joints with, and how to keep the weeds out.
- Lifespan and maintenanceHow long it lasts and what looking after it actually involves.
Quoting for contractors
- Paving softwareWhat it should do and where it beats paper and a spreadsheet.
- Writing a quoteSite visit to send, with deposits, validity and scope in writing.
- Paving quote templateWhat a quote must contain, with a worked example for a 26 m² job.
- Pricing a paving jobFrom take-off through materials and labour to overheads and margin.
- Paving invoice templateWhat an invoice for paving work needs, and how it differs from a quote.
About block paving
Laying paving for a living? Draw the area, and the app works out the material and turns it into a PDF quote you can send as a link.
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